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A-4 Inspection of Laundry Services Checklist

The document provides a checklist for inspecting laundry services at a healthcare facility. The checklist covers inspection of the plant facility, personnel, delivery of clean and soiled linens, soiled linen processing, housekeeping, and quality assurance. Key items inspected include ventilation and separation of clean and soiled areas in the plant facility, personnel training and use of protective equipment, cleaning and transport of carts and trucks, compliance with standard precautions in soiled linen handling, wash temperatures and documentation, and cleaning procedures and documentation. The inspector signs off on the completed checklist after review.

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A-4 Inspection of Laundry Services Checklist

The document provides a checklist for inspecting laundry services at a healthcare facility. The checklist covers inspection of the plant facility, personnel, delivery of clean and soiled linens, soiled linen processing, housekeeping, and quality assurance. Key items inspected include ventilation and separation of clean and soiled areas in the plant facility, personnel training and use of protective equipment, cleaning and transport of carts and trucks, compliance with standard precautions in soiled linen handling, wash temperatures and documentation, and cleaning procedures and documentation. The inspector signs off on the completed checklist after review.

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  • Plant Facility
  • Quality Assurance
  • Housekeeping

INSPECTION OF LAUNDRY SERVICES CHECKLIST

Facility: Date:
Conducted by:

References:
APIC Text of Infection Control & Epidemiology, 2014
Accreditation Standards for Processing Reusable Textiles for Use in Healthcare
Facilities, 2011
AFI 44-108, Infection Prevention and Control, 11 Dec 2014
CDC

A. PLANT FACILITY YES NO


1. Ventilation system has adequate intake, filtration, exchange rate and
exhaust to keep dust/lint level down.
2. Separation of clean and soiled areas by a physical barrier (separate room
with closed door) or air flow (soiled linen room = negative pressure; clean
linen room = positive pressure)
3. Environmental conditions are adequate: temperature, humidity,
cleanliness of area etc.
4. Adequate hand washing facilities available
5. Eating, drinking and smoking is prohibited in all work areas
B. PERSONNEL
1. Employees participate in relevant continuing education program with
documentation available. For example, training in personal hygiene, hand
washing, and bloodborne pathogen transmission and proper use of personal
protective equipment (PPE)
2. Personal protective equipment available and in use: cover jackets, gloves,
and disposable masks
3. Employees remove PPE before leaving receiving/sorting area
4. Hepatitis B vaccine is offered for all employees; must sign declination
5. Personnel are free of infections
6. Staffing is adequate
C. DELIVERY
1. Clean linen transported in containers exclusively for clean linen, clean
hampers lined with plastic or reusable liners, placed in clean cart with a
secure plastic or reusable cover
2. Separation of clean and soiled linen. (The containers used to transport
soiled linen may be used to transport clean linen if they are properly cleaned
first)
3. Cleaning of carts/trucks is properly done by steam cleaning or with soap
and water solution. In either case, followed by germicidal agent.
D. SOILED LINEN PROCESSING
1. Soiled linen is handled as little as possible and with minimum agitation
2. Compliance with standard/universal precautions is observed in the soiled
linen area – sharps disposal units available
3. Wash formula: adequate temperature, time soap/detergent/bleach used:
71C/160F x 25 minutes
4. Washer thermometer visible
5. Water temperature monitored and documented daily
6. Linens to be destroyed are processed prior to disposal
E. HOUSEKEEPING YES NO
1. Adequate cleaning procedures are developed and implemented regarding:
 Cleaning and care of equipment and work areas
 Maintenance of cleaning schedules
 Documentation of cleaning
F. QUALITY ASSURANCE
1. The provider shall have a written policies and procedures covering areas of
responsibility relating to the service provided
2. The provider shall maintain documentation of the identification of
problems and methods to resolve them.
3. The provider and the user shall periodically review the laundry/linen
program
NOTES:

Inspector signature __________________________________________


Date _______________________________________________________

Attendees:

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